Until now, the current Constitution does not allow the Ecuadorian state to implement extradition to persons wanted by the justice of other countriesa figure that could be included in this referendum, although it would be excluded for countries where the death penalty and other cruel punishments are applied, as well as for political crimes, with the exception of terrorism and crimes against humanity established by international conventions.
Currently, Ecuador is constitutionally limited to recognizing international arbitrations only if they have Latin AmericaThat is why it seeks to recognize any jurisdiction globally and provide greater legal certainty to attract foreign investment.
The government is proposing to create a constitutional court system with chambers of first and second instance that are responsible for hearing appeals such as protective actions and habeas corpus, which are currently heard by any judge, which has led to conspiracies of litigation. corruption that allowed drug traffickers and criminals to be released despite convictions already handed down.
6. Tougher penalties
Ecuadorians will vote too if they want toughen penalties for the crimes of terrorism and its financing, drug production, drug trafficking, organized crime, murder, assassins (murder for hire), human trafficking, kidnapping for ransom, arms trafficking, money laundering and illegal mining.
7. Abolition of prison benefits
Likewise, the possibility of deprivation of persons convicted of financing terrorism, recruiting minors for criminal purposes, kidnapping for ransom, drug production, illegal mining, illegal possession and carrying of gangs, extortion, influence peddling, solicitation of influence peddling and cover-up, so that they serve their entire sentence in prison.
8. Military in prisons
It will also be discussed whether those responsible for controlling access to prisons could be one of the Armed forcesafter criminal gangs were able to introduce large arsenals of weapons and explosives into prisons, which were used in mass killings that have cost lives since 2020 half a thousand prisoners.
9. The crime of possession of weapons intended exclusively for the police and armed forces.
In addition, the government proposed to create crime of possessing or carrying a weaponammunition or components intended exclusively for the use of the Armed Forces and the Police, with the aim of preventing them from falling into the hands of criminal groups.
10. Weapons seized for police and military use.
The executive branch also proposes that weapons seized from criminal gangs and offenders be immediately used to equip government forces.
11. Express expropriation
The government’s latest proposal is to simplify procedures so that the state expropriates property of illegal or unjustified originfor the purpose of causing damage to criminal property obtained with money from illegal activities.